The temporary exhibition, "1793/1794 un tourbillon révolutionnaire" - a adaptation of last winter's exhibition at the Carnavalet - will be held at the Musée de la Revolution française in Vizille from 27th June to 23rd November 2025.
Between 1793 and 1794, "Year II of the Republic" marked the eventful beginnings of the very first French republic.
From the ideals of the Revolution to the great political trials, from jubilation to popular uprisings, the first months of the new regime swept everything away in their path, even the daily lives of the French. A veritable revolutionary whirlwind, fueled by hopes and fears.
In 1793, Article 1 of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen announced: "The goal of society is the common happiness." Primary school would be public, free, and compulsory for both girls and boys. On February 4, 1794, the French Republic abolished slavery in its colonies. But military threats and internal difficulties mounted. Emergency laws contradicted the democratic impulse and established summary justice.
This exhibition revisits decisive months in French history: the arrest of the Girondins, the assassination of Marat, the execution of Marie-Antoinette, and the fall of Robespierre. Here, then, is "The Terror," deciphered in light of the most recent historical research.
“ Let us be terrible to prevent the people from being so. ”
Danton
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